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National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND 16 March, 2010 Beijing, China THAILAND  REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL PRODUCT * National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND Thailand 513,115 Sq.Km. 7 regions Northern : 17 provinces North eastern : 19 provinces Southern : 14 provinces Eastern : 8 provinces Western :6 provinces Central : 6 provinces Bangkok Metropolis and vicinities : 6 provinces 76 provinces * National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND Gross Provincial Product : GPP National accounts for the country 3 approaches : Production, Expenditure and Income GDP estimation via the production approach is necessary for the country. Top-down approach is used to disaggregate VA of each activity of the country level to regional / provincial level. GPP estimation normally bases on 2 methods * National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND First method Use only for agricultural sector Because of basic data is relatively perfect Production, price are available in provincial level But intermediate cost structures are available in regional level Compute VA of each agricultural commodity at regional level and then disaggregate to provincial level VAregion i = GOregion i - ICregion i VAprovince j = VAregion i x Prod. ratio ij * National Accounts Office, National Economic and Social Development Board : THAILAND Second method Use for all commodities in other sector No have data on production, price and intermediate consumption at regional and provincia